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frame widget

A GtkFrame containing a GtkVBox


Definition

<frame label>
	widget...
	<label>text</label>
	<variable>varname</variable>
	<input>command</input>
	<input file>filename</input>
	<sensitive>state</sensitive>
	<action signal="type">activity</action>...
	<output file>filename</output>
</frame>

"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.

Tag Attributes

None, as the label consumes all of the space normally occupied by the tag attributes.

The following custom tag attributes are available:

None.

Directives

Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.

Name Description Contents Since
label Initial text 0.8.1
variable Variable name 0.8.1
variable export="false" Variable name, not exported to shell 0.8.3
input Data input source Shell command 0.8.1
input file Data input source Filename 0.8.1
sensitive Sensitive state true or false 0.8.1
action signal="type" Execute command on signal Shell command 0.8.1
action signal="type" Perform function on signal function:parameter 0.8.1
action signal="type" condition="type" Execute command on signal conditionally Shell command 0.8.3
action signal="type" condition="type" Perform function on signal conditionally function:parameter 0.8.3
output file Data output target Filename 0.8.1

Signals

There is no default signal for this widget.

The following signals are connected-up for all widgets:

button-press-event, button-release-event, configure-event, enter-notify-event, leave-notify-event, focus-in-event, focus-out-event, hide, show, realize, key-press-event, key-release-event, map-event, unmap-event

Functions

The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type Description Parameter Since
enable Sensitise widget Variable name 0.8.1
disable Desensitise widget Variable name 0.8.1
show Show widget Variable name 0.8.1
hide Hide widget Variable name 0.8.1
refresh Reload input data Variable name 0.8.1
save Save widget data Variable name 0.8.1
clear Remove all widget data Variable name 0.8.1

The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type Description Parameter Since
break Break out of actions list None 0.8.3
command Execute command Shell command 0.8.1
exit Exit dialog A value for the EXIT variable 0.8.1
closewindow Close dialog Variable name 0.8.1
launch Launch dialog Variable name 0.8.1
presentwindow Present dialog Variable name 0.8.1

Conditions

The following conditions can be used within the condition attribute of action directives:

Type Description Argument Since
active_is_true(argument) Active state of toggle widget Variable name 0.8.3
active_is_false(argument) Active state of toggle widget Variable name 0.8.3
command_is_true(argument) Output of shell command Shell command 0.8.3
command_is_false(argument) Output of shell command Shell command 0.8.3
file_is_true(argument) Contents of a file Filename 0.8.3
file_is_false(argument) Contents of a file Filename 0.8.3
sensitive_is_true(argument) Sensitive state of widget Variable name 0.8.3
sensitive_is_false(argument) Sensitive state of widget Variable name 0.8.3
visible_is_true(argument) Visible state of widget Variable name 0.8.3
visible_is_false(argument) Visible state of widget Variable name 0.8.3

true means "true", "yes" or a non-zero value, false means "false", "no" or zero, therefore the shell command is expected to echo one of these values to stdout.

Notes

This widget has a default border width of 5 and a default spacing of 5 which cannot be overridden.


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